In the fall we had a delightful gathering
of members at Professor Arieti’s home,
where we discussed plans for the year and
distributed pictures and certificates from
last year’s initiation.
This spring we hosted the 3rd annual
joint initiation ceremony with Randolph
College. After a delicious dinner, we enjoyed
a lecture by our guest speaker, Professor
Donald Sullivan, a professor of palynology,
quaternary studies, biogeography, and
environmental change at the University of
Denver. His enjoyable and illuminating talk
was entitled “Homer and Herodotus: Modern
Science and the Classics.” Dr. Sullivan
gave another well-attended public talk,
sponsored jointly by Eta Sigma Phi and Phi
Beta Kappa, entitled “Science Explores the
Past: How Modern Technology Reveals
Past Cultures, Climates, and Crimes.” We
initiated eight student members and two
honorary members (our guest speaker and
Professor Julia Palmer, who taught two
Latin courses for us last year). At a separate
event in late April, we inducted three more
students into our chapter.